7.27.2011

DIY - Table Time

For us, one of the most difficult things to shop for is a table. Not a dining room table or a coffee table - I'm referring to the those tables used to either anchor a small wall, add decor to a foyer, or possibly used as a petite writing table. It's difficult to shop for them (for us at least) because it's hard to pin point exactly what we're looking for. I just know the ones I find online are too small or big, narrow or wide, short or tall... or IF I find the one that's just right, it's too expensive. Soo...we made one. Well - in a sense:

Using an old Singer sewing table base given to me by my gradma and paring it with a old shutter Beau found at Circa, we created this little miscellaneous table. Pretty cool, right? At our rental property, it was the perfect size to use as a catch all table (mail, keys, wallets, etc) in the entrance hallway because of its narrow shape. However, we now use it to anchor one of the walls in our living room.

The goal was to keep the decor simple for this piece, so we didn't clutter it with too much stuff. We just used: